ALL ANSWERS · EVERYDAY OBJECTS · DAILY No. 26 · SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Size It Up Everyday Objects answer: September 29
The five Everyday Objects silhouettes for September 29, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 26 ran from a coin (2.426 cm) to a bathtub (1.7 m). The widest gap was round 4, Washing Machine against Light Bulb, at 8.0×; the closest call was round 5, Wine Glass against Sheet of A4 Paper, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Coin (US quarter) vs Drink Can (12 US fl oz)
Drink Can · reference · 12.3 cm Coin · true diameter · 2.426 cm 5.1× shorter than the drink can
A US quarter is 24.26 mm across, measured through the centre.
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ROUND 2
Ostrich Egg (average) vs Ruler (30 cm / 12 in school ruler)
Ruler · reference · 30 cm Ostrich Egg · true length · 15 cm 2.0× shorter than the ruler
An ostrich egg is on average 15 cm long and 13 cm wide, and weighs about 1.4 kg.
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ROUND 3
Bathtub (standard) vs Bowling Pin (ten-pin)
Bowling Pin · reference · 38 cm Bathtub · true length · 1.7 m 4.5× longer than the bowling pin
A standard bathtub is about 1.7 m long.
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ROUND 4
Washing Machine (front-loading) vs Light Bulb (A19, 106 mm envelope)
Light Bulb · reference · 10.6 cm Washing Machine · true height · 85 cm 8.0× taller than the light bulb
A front-loading washing machine is about 85 cm tall.
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ROUND 5
Wine Glass (60 cl) vs Sheet of A4 Paper (ISO 216)
Sheet of A4 Paper · reference · 29.7 cm Wine Glass · true height · 22 cm 1.3× shorter than the sheet of A4 paper
This 60 cl wine glass stands 22 cm tall; the centilitres say what it holds, not how tall it is.
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